Would you lie in a job interview?

I just returned from a long job interview that took me no less than 3 hrs. They gave me a job application form to fill in and the question "What's your religion?" was in it. I almost got a nervous break down, I felt tempted to write Jehovah Witness but thought it would be more interesting to put "None". The reason why I didn't wrote Atheist is because Atheism is not a religion, so basically I don't have a religion. If they were asking me whether I believe in god(s) then I would have answered I'm an Atheist but I think that is none of their bussiness.

Anyway now my friends and family members say that I should've wrote I'm a Catholic... But that is a small progress that I didn't put Atheist (4 years ago I was asked about Euthanasia and I said I agree with it and the recruiter sent me home lol). I know that there won't be any sort of punishment for me if I lied about that issue and that I would actually get a benefit from it, but I don't feel like going around saying I'm something I am not just to please some random person who doesn't even know me.

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I would WANT to answer “atheist,” if only to show that I’m proud of it. The correct answer, though, would be “none.” In any event, I would NEVER lie. I wouldn’t lose sleep over losing out on a job. But I would lose sleep over realizing that I was a coward, willing to sacrifice my self respect over something as transitory as getting a job.

I interviewed for a job with HP years ago. During the interview one guy asked me if I was religious. My responce was, 'Asking this question puts your operation in a difficult position since state labor law denigns this as a legitamate question and could involve a claim for discrimination.' I still got the job! I think my statement put them into a logic bind, If I am not hired I could claim discrimination, if I am hired they are just fine being ass holes.

Other folks at HP still attempted to claim special privilages because they where christian. During a bid for a job, one woman with no education past high school and no engineering understanding suggested that her belief made her more fit for the job! I made no such claim, and was dumfounded at the arrogance. She got the job! HP was a great educational environment for understanding the power of BS in work contexts.

Yes I have seen people that go to work every day with a bible under their arm so people consider them to be "respectable". They think because they are religious they are superior. For me those are the biggest pieces of trash, hipocrites.

I was recommended to a local Christian School to be the P.E. teacher they were desperately searching for. I have no problem with that, and I really liked the idea of getting back into teaching P.E. So when they called me I was prepared to discuss it. I let them know, up front, that I was an atheist and wouldn't compromise my principles by participating in religious ceremonies or observances. They were disappointed; but they were not about to compromise their principles, either. That was that. So, no, I wouldn't lie. "To thine own self be true" is more than a phrase to me; it is who I strive to be.

I feel it might be worth mentioning that I've also done a fair bit of hiring in my past. Although I've never brought up religion when interviewing, the four staff with whom I opened my restaurant were a Catholic youth group leader, a Jehovah's Witness, a United Church youth pastor, and a Catholic ex-monk (I didn't even know they still had monks). Anyway, it sounds as though there should be a punchline, and there were many.